Hose or stocking supporter



Oct. 14, 1930- w. VORWERK 1,773,285

HOSE OR STOCKING SUPPORTER Filed Feb. 12. 1929 Patented Qct. 14, 1930 PATENT OFFICE WILHELM VORWERK, F BARMEN, GERMANY HOSE OR- STOCKING SUPPORTER Application filed February 12, 1929, Serial No. 339,361, and in Germany February 29, 1928.

My invention relates to hose or stocking supporters more particularly to their tabs, and it is an object of my invention to provide an improved connection of the tab with the clasp by which the stocking is secured to the tab.

To this end I form on the tab a boss and in the boss I provide a bearing for the clasp by vhich the stocking is engaged. Beyond 10 the boss with the hearing I provide an extension which is thinnerthan the body of the tab and serves for securing the tab to a pad or the like without unduly increasing the overall thickness of the parts.

The tab is of rubber or other resilient ma terial and is preferably made integral with the button cooperating with the clasp. By providing the bearing for the clasp in a boss of the tab as described the weakening of the tab is made up ton so that ltS strength is increased and damage to the bearing is prevented.

In the drawings aflixed to this specification and forming part thereof a hose or stocking supporter ha ing tah embodying my invention is illustrated diagrammatically by way of example.

In the drawings, a

F l is an elevation of the tab and the pad connecting it to the leg-encircling band, not shown.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation oi the tab withoutthe pad and without the clasp, viewed from the left in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, 7 is the pad and a is the tab which may be secured to the pad in any suitable manner. The tab is preferably or". elongated shape an d is made integral with the button Z) with which the clasp c coo rates. (Z is a bearing arranged in a boss at one side of the tab "for the reception of the ends of the clasp 0.

The tab would be weakened by the bearing (Z and therefore I provide a boss 6 for the reception of the hearing which not only makes up for the weakening but also affords a large section for absorbing the forces which act on the clasp 0 so that damage to the tab is prevented.

g is an extension at the upper end of the tab which is secured to the pad j" by sewing, riveting or in any other suitable manner. Preferably the extension f/ is made thinner than the body of the tab so that the pad I does not bulge where the extension is secured. I may also secure the tab directly to the leg encircling band. dispensing with the pad Gbviously the extension 9 may be wider than the body of the tab a.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

In a one piece hose or stocking supporter made of rubber material a tab, a boss on said tab, abearing in said boss, a clasp carried in said bearing, a button adapted to cooperate with said clasp and made integral with said supporter and an extension on said tab beyond said bearing which is thinner than the body of said tab.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILHELM VORWERK. 

